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Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Diets largely based on plant foods are viewed more as improving health
October 27th, 2003
Diets largely based on plant foods, such as well-balanced vegetarian diets, are viewed more as improving health. According to a study from the United States, "Advances in nutrition research during the past few decades have changed scientists' understanding of the contribution of vegetarian diets to human health and disease. "Diets largely based on plant foods, such as well-balanced vegetarian diets, could best prevent nutrient deficiencies as well as diet-related chronic diseases. However, restrictive or unbalanced vegetarian diets may lead to nutritional deficiencies, particularly in situations of high metabolic demand," wrote J. Sabate and...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2003-10-27)
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